Multiple choice

Choose the correct chronological sequence of the following plays.

  1. King Lear, Othello, Macbeth and Hamlet

  2. Othello, Macbeth, King Lear and Hamlet

  3. Hamlet, Othello, King Lear and Macbeth

  4. Hamlet, King Lear, Othello and Macbeth
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Explanation

Shakespeare wrote these tragedies in this order: Hamlet (c. 1600), Othello (c. 1603), King Lear (c. 1605), and Macbeth (c. 1606). This reflects the evolution of his tragic vision during the great period of 1600-1606.

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